France Stratégie has published a comparative study on public-sector employment in 19 countries, based on an analysis of recent data from the OECD and Eurostat. “France is one of the countries with the highest level of spending, but the gap with other countries is narrowing.” According to the report's authors, this “dashboard” on public-sector employment aims to provide guidance on which actions can be taken to reduce public spending as a percent of GDP.

For more information: strategie.gouv.fr (in French)